CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 050 & Literary 000821, ex. 41 (P230902)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 4047 + N 4846

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) Obv: Unidentified proverb collection.; Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15); Obverse proverbs????? Rev. wild animals.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
reverse
column 1
  1 column traces
column 2
1'. [...] a-[...]
2'. pesz2 igi gun3#
3'. pesz2 nig2-gilim-ma
4'. pesz2 nig2-gilim-gilim-ma
5'. pesz2 MA? sila3 gaz-gaz
6'. {d}nin-ka5(LUL)
7'. {d}nin-ka5(LUL)-masz-masz
8'. [...]-|KAxX|-na#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) Obv: Unidentified proverb collection.; Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15); Obverse proverbs????? Rev. wild animals.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: BPOA 9, 268 (N 4846)

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • history: Veldhuis, Niek, JAOS 120 (2000) 398,

    [sec33602] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: N 4047 + N 4846
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-06-15 at 19:44:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 04:00:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000001 (OB Nippur Ura 03) composite (P461397) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Lexical 000001, Ex. 050 & Literary 000821, Ex. 41 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230902.
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 050 & Literary 000821, ex. 41 artifact entry (No. P230902). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230902 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 050 & Literary 000821, ex. 41 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230902 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000001, ex. 050 & {Literary} 000821, ex. 41 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230902},
}

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